Zheng Qinwen lost again! In the second round of the women's singles at WTA1000 Dubai station, Zheng Qinwen lost to Stearns 1-2, missed the top 16, and suffered three consecutive defeats in the new season.

It was an encounter that the two sides had never faced each other before, but before the match, many fans thought that Zheng still had some difficulty trying to get through, mainly because of the unknown extent of her elbow injury recovery.

As the match began, Zheng Qinwen got into the first set quickly, breaking quickly at the beginning with a powerful serve and accurate baseline attack to take a 2-0 lead. In the ninth game of the first set, Stearns' first-serve goal rate declined, and Zheng Qinwen found an opportunity to break serve again and take the next game 6-3. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen played perfectly, and she couldn't see that the injury had any impact on her, judging from the technical statistics after the game, she blasted four ace balls, and the first-serve scoring rate was as high as 91%, and the second-serve scoring rate was also 67%, which was quite perfect.

In the second set, the situation on the court changed abruptly, Zheng Qinwen was broken by Stearns in the third game with more mistakes, and after that, Stearns relied on this break advantage to keep all the serve games and pull back a city 6-4. The deciding set went the same way as the second, with Zheng Qinwen breaking serve in the first game and fighting hard to catch up and briefly chase the score to 4-5, but in the end, Stearns successfully held serve in the tenth game and won the deciding set 6-4, thus reversing Zheng Qinwen 2-1.

In the whole game, Zheng Qinwen sent a total of 12 aces, and all the data are better than the opponent, the first serve scoring rate is 59.5%, higher than the opponent's 55%, the first serve scoring rate is 76%, also higher than the opponent's 72.7%, the second serve scoring rate is 55.9%, also higher than the opponent's 55.6%, from the technical indicators alone, Zheng Qinwen and the opponent is not far behind, only because the deciding set was broken a game and unfortunately lost, which makes people feel very pity.

After the game, Zheng Qinwen recalled the defeat that made many fans "uneasy", saying, "I think the difficulty is that I can't find the rhythm of the game. Because I kind of want to see how far I can play in the game. Of course, she played well today. But I think the defeat was mainly due to me, I didn't make the right decision on the crucial scoreline, I broke her too early in the third set. ”

In addition, Zheng Qinwen also talked about the hot weather of the match, coupled with the long wait yesterday, which caused her fingers to start cramping and an injury, which is why she had to apply for a medical timeout in the deciding set. "My two fingers were glued together and it was terrible before I teed. Then my calves started cramping, which I had never had before, which was a bit weird. Go back and rest for a few days, go back to training and fight for the next game. Zheng Qinwen said.

Unable to retain last year's quarter-final finish in Dubai, Zheng will be deducted 160 points after the Dubai race. However, with Kostya beating Navarro last night to secure the last eight spots in Dubai, Zheng also made sure to continue to compete as a top eight seed at the Indian Wells 1000. However, Zheng Qinwen is currently in danger of falling out of the world's top 10 rankings, because the current point gap between Zheng Qinwen and Navarro behind him is only 76 points, and the point gap with Bardosa is only 86 points, and he may be surpassed at any time in the next match. In order to maintain the top eight rankings, Zheng Qinwen will also have to perform better in the North American hard court season.

Regarding such a loss, some netizens said, "An indisputable fact is that there is indeed a gap in strength between Zheng Qinwen and Saba, Gauff, and stockings." How to shorten the gap with them this season and balance the relationship between commercials and training matches is the main problem facing Zheng Qinwen. Some netizens said, "Let's concentrate on low-key improvement of strength first, sports are still judged by results." Without consistent results, business value will decline. Adjust the state in time and fight again, the result of the competitive game itself is unknown, there is suspense, which is also one of the essences that attract people to watch, some people don't need to be too on the platform! ”

Some netizens also said, "I don't know why everyone is so afraid of Zheng Qinwen's ranking falling, most bloggers are creating a feeling that the sky will fall if Zheng Qinwen's ranking falls, and he will never fight back." It's too much pressure. Badosa, Bencic, and Mukhova can all fight back, and even if Zheng Qinwen falls, I believe she can fight back. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)